this week i am beyond honored to be pickin it out with one of country music's biggest legends, mr. john conlee. we talked about how he got to nashville, waylon, ray charles, AI, the recent sale of the grand ole opry and a whole lot more. also, God led me to talk about something with john that you won't even believe. don't miss this'n y'all.

special thanks to our buddy michael berry.

this week, i'm pickin it out with mr. jukebox junkie himself, mr. ken mellons. in the 90s, there wasn't anybody puttin out any more countrier music than ken mellons. we talked about everything from how his music career got started and to how he thought it had ended to the recent resurgence in 90s country. he has a powerful testimony that he shares with us as well as his thoughts on his upcoming documentary "still the jukebox junkie" produced by corey frizzell. don't miss this'n

this week, i am truly honored to be pickin it out with the one and only miss crystal gayle. yes, she has the most legendary hair in all of music, but she is so much more than that and i hope that you’ll learn that today. as we always do on this show, we talked about a little of everything. from growing up in indiana, to her sister loretta lynn, to bob hope, to her bus being stolen, to her newfound friendship with a wwe hall of fame wrestler. and that’s just a small part of this wonderful conversation that i was sure honored to have with the amazing miss crystal gayle. have a seat with me and get to know a great woman.

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we are pickin it out with mr. bernie nelson this week. bernie has been a hit songwriter in country music for over 30 years and has the stories to prove it. he was a staff songwriter for emi publishing for over 10 years in nashville. we talked about guy clark, russell smith, lee roy parnell, kris kristofferson, conway twitty, as well as the story behind one of my favorite confederate railroad songs, daddy never was the cadillac kind and much more. don't miss this'n. 

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we are pickin it out with aaron lewis this week. we discussed his career with staind, and his solo country music career as well as his songwriting process and why he wanted to be a recording artist. his new record, give my country back, is an important one and it will be out july 17. get to know the real aaron lewis and don’t miss this great conversation.

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he’s been a member of the oak ridge boys since 1965, he’s in the country music hall of fame and this week we’re honored to be pickin it out with the one and only, the legendary mr. william lee golden.

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in the 6 years i have been doing this podcast, this might just be my favorite episode we’ve done yet. chances are, you have never heard this man’s name, but you are about to. his name is dr. gerald murray. maybe you’ve seen him on tales from the tour bus. he’s a champion kickboxer, a karate expert, he’s written books. he has ran a successful manufactured homes business for over 50 years in muscle shoals alabama called Gerald Murray Home Center. oh, he also managed george jones for 4 years and he managed vern gosdin. he was good friends with hank williams jr and was there in muscle shoals while hank recorded family tradition and whiskey bent and hell bound. enjoy some awesome stories you won’t hear anywhere else, this week as we are pickin it out with dr. gerald murray. And if you are in the market for a new home give Gerald a call at the Gerald Murray Home Center in muscle shoals alabama. 

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he partnered with hondo crouch to buy the town of luckenbach texas, he was instrumental in creating and organizing the historical world's fair that was held there year after year, he was in steven spieldberg's first movie and he acted in a ton of other tv shows and movies. this week we are pickin it out in fredericksburg, tx with the one and only mr. guich koock.

words can't describe what an honor it was to sit down with my favorite guitar picker to ever pick. he joined hank williams jr and the bama band in 1979 and somewhere along the bus trips he became an animal. find out how, as well as a whole lot more, in this rare conversation with the one and only, mr. wayne turner.

if you have ever wanted to sit down and spend some time with the legendary miss jeannie c. riley, don't miss this conversation. it will take you right into her living room as we talk about everything from her love for merle haggard and hank jr, to her friendship with billy ray cyrus and travis tritt, to her catapult to stardom with harper valley pta.